Chapters: 11/11Rating: ExplicitRelationships: Bucky Barnes/Steve Rogers, Steve Rogers/Sam Wilson, Bucky Barnes/Sam Wilson, Bucky Barnes/Steve Rogers/Sam WilsonCharacters: Steve Rogers, Sam Wilson, Bucky Barnes, Tony Stark, Natasha Romanov, Bruce Banner, Thor, Clint Barton, Stephen Strange, Darlene Wilson, Sarah WilsonAdditional Tags: Magic, Magical enthrallment, injuries, Grief/Mourning, Caretaking, Slow-ish burn, Friends to Lovers, Polyamory, Family Feels, Sex, Angst, Hurt/Comfort, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Happy Ending, Dissociation, Panic Attacks, PTSD, But also pottery so it’s really a grab bag, AIDS, the AIDS crisis, LGBT issuesSummary: In a moment, everything changes when Steve’s consciousness is stripped from his body. The team is left to scramble for a cure and care for Steve’s still-living body. But as days turn to weeks, and then to months, Sam and Bucky are forced to confront the reality that hope may be lost. Together they grieve and begin to relearn how to live and even how to love.

Sam’s had it with Bucky’s lynx daemon stalking his goshawk daemon. He could also do without Bucky constantly pointing out that the Falcon’s daemon is absolutely not a falcon. But the constant pouncing from shadows and leaping from rafters? It’s gotta stop. They’re not animals, there’s no reason Bucky’s daemon should get away with acting like one. It’s not even like they can blame it on the years of brainwashing and torture—according to Steve, Hal was exactly the same with Peggy’s daemon. And Bucky was nearly as much of a snarky dick to her, too, which isn’t fair: Sam’s not a threat to their relationship, much as he might wish he could be. It takes Steve an intervention (or three) to turn their bickering and all-out-brawling into the revelation that all this shit? It’s how Bucky and Hal flirt.